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TIL Dorothy Thompson was a major celebrity in the 20th century, the "First Lady of American Journalism", equal in influence to Eleanor Roosevelt, and the first American journalist to be expelled by Nazi Germany

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apay TIL A species of snail with a metallic armour of iron has been discovered living on the bases of a hydrothermal vent field in the Indian Ocean. Only living creature to have ax exoskeleton re-enforced with metal. That’s a badass snail right there.
5WbB TIL Nestle’s enormous California (water) bottling plant is on an Indian reservation so they don’t have to adhere to government water restrictions during droughts or report on how much water they’re actually using.
bLZp TIL that eggs are naturally safe to store without refridgeration. U.S. shoppers refridgerate them because North American egg cleaning procedures erode the egg’s cuticle, a protective layer preventing bacteria growth, thereby necessitating refridgeration.
GYBv7 TIL the No Child Left Behind Act requires high schools to give recruiters kids’ contact information unless the parents specifically opt out
edWE TIL there was a record called “Three Minutes of Silence” which was placed in juke boxes. Customers would pay for relief from the music.